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February 21
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Fights Illegal Settlers On State Land 'Sold' After Being Seized From White Farmers
Almost 4 000 people were arrested for illegal settlements on state and council land in Zimbabwe. The government says it's committed to ensuring that all citizens "are settled in an… Read more »
February 14
Zimbabwe: MPs Plead With Govt to Treat Illegal Settlers With Empathy As Evictions Intensify
LEGISLATORS have pleaded with the government to deal with the current evictions, arrests of illegal settlers and the demolitions of their structures by authorities. Read more »
February 07
Zimbabwe: Zimbabweans Assured of Adequate Maize Supply Ahead of Expected Drought
ZIMBABWEANS have been assured that the country has enough maize supply to last it through an expected drought despite the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) telling Parliament only four… Read more »
February 04
Zimbabwe: Delayed Rains Prompt Drought Resistant Small Grains Demand
THE delayed onset of the rainy season late last year prompted an increase in small grains demand, listed seed producer SeedCo Limited has revealed. Read more »
February 03
Zimbabwe: TSL Hails Contract Tobacco Farmers for 75 Percent of Crop Output
TSL Limited has commended the impact of contracted tobacco farmers saying the strategy is yielding fruit on the back of an overall satisfactory performance across the group's… Read more »
January 06
Zimbabwe: Anthrax Outbreak Hits Zimbabwe, Zambia - Disease Traced to Hippos
By James Muonwa l Mashonaland West Correspondent Read more »
January 04
Zimbabwe: Govt Reveals Plans to Evict Illegal Settlers on Agricultural Land
AGRICULTURE Minister Anxious Masuka has revealed plans to evict all those living illegally on state land that includes areas reserved for agriculture. Read more »
November 15, 2023
Zimbabwe: Government to Maintain Observer Role in Cotton Price Negotiations
Government has said it will not set prices of cotton between growers and contractors adding that the authorities will only observe to see that the agreed terms are met. Read more »
November 14, 2023
Zimbabwe: Govt Summons COTTCO Over U.S.$6.8 Million Debt to Farmers
Government says it is troubled by late payments of cotton farmers by contractors including the Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (COTTCO) which still owes textile growers over US$6.8m… Read more »
October 26, 2023
Zimbabwe: Sanctions Restrict Horticultural Export Markets - Says Farmers4ed
THE horticultural sector witnessed exponential growth and generated significant foreign currency in yesteryears, but the gains were wiped out by economic sanctions, a ruling party… Read more »
August 01, 2023
Zimbabwe: Farmers Show Huge Appetite for Agric Index-Based Insurance
For Japhter Nyathi, whose 5-hectare plot at Honeybird Kop Farm, Umguza district in Matebeleland North was destroyed by a hailstorm a few weeks before expecting his first 2022… Read more »
July 02, 2023
Zimbabwe: Reviving Zimbabwe's Coffee Industry
David Muganyura, a veteran coffee farmer, joined a Nespresso initiative that seeks to revive growing of the crop at its launch in 2019. He has not looked back since. Read more »
June 30, 2023
Zimbabwe: Tongaat Huletts Decries Cheaper Sugar Imports Impact On Local Industry
Listed sugar processor, Tongaat Huletts says cheaper sugar imports are negatively affecting the country's local industry by depressing sales volumes amid concerns of exposing… Read more »
June 15, 2023
Zimbabwe: Tobacco Sales Hit U.S.$793,2 Million, Up 54% Compared to 2022
Tobacco sales conducted so far have raked in a total US$793,2 million , a figure which is 54% up compared to the total sum realized in the same period last year, the Tobacco… Read more »
May 18, 2023
Zimbabwe: Parliament Grills Grain Marketing Board Over Money Owed to Farmers
Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Lands, Agriculture, Water, Fisheries and Rural Resettlement has raised red flags over late payments to farmers and transporters by the Grain… Read more »
May 16, 2023
Zimbabwe: Over 40 Countries Chase After Zim Grown Tobacco - Govt
MORE than 40 countries are after Zimbabwe grown tobacco amid revelations that 160 million kilograms have been sold to date amid expectations of a higher yield this year. Read more »
May 04, 2023
Zimbabwe: Local Farmers Fail to Access Markets Due to Poor Road Infrastructure
Farmers in Silobela are failing to access markets due to a poor road network in the constituency. Read more »
April 10, 2023
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Facing a 41,6000 Tonnes Fish Supply Deficit
THE Food Federation and Allied Workers Union of Zimbabwe (FFAWUZ) has bemoaned the local market's failure to supply 41 600 tonnes of fish required by the local market annually amid… Read more »
April 05, 2023
Zimbabwe: TIMB to Support Shisha Tobacco Production in Zimbabwe
Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) recently licensed Cavendish Lloyd Tobacco to contract and support manufacture of shisha, a less hazardous type of tobacco. Read more »
March 15, 2023
Zimbabwe: RBZ Auction Allots U.S.$20 Million As Tobacco Sales Expected to Boost Liquidity
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Foreign Exchange Auction this week allotted a total US$20 million amid expectations that the commencement of the 2023 tobacco selling season will… Read more »
March 08, 2023
Zimbabwe: 2023 Tobacco Selling Season Kicks Off
The tobacco selling season for 2023 is set to kick off Wednesday esay amid indications that total output will exceed last year's on the basis of increased crop farming hectarage in… Read more »
January 23, 2023
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwean Appointed Pan African Youth Forum Chairman
A YOUNG farmer and businessman from Hurungwe in Mashonaland West province, Kudzai Gasho was recently appointed chairperson of the Pan African Youth Forum. Read more »
November 25, 2022
Zimbabwe: Fish Catches Plummet At Iconic Kariba Dam - Boats Stuck in Mud As Water Levels Recede
KAPENTA fishing cooperatives and individual fishermen say they are experiencing an unprecedented decline in Kapenta catches on the iconic Lake Kariba owing to overfishing and… Read more »
November 15, 2022
Zimbabwe: Russian-Ukraine War Hits Agriculture Sector, Potentially Causing Food Crisis - UN Report
The Russia-Ukraine war has adversely impacted Zimbabwe's agriculture sector, resulting in a potential food security crisis, a report by United Nations (UN) organisations has… Read more »
October 27, 2022
Zimbabwe: Tobacco Sales Hit U.S.$650 Million - 2022 Auction Season Closes Amid Positive Growth
Tobacco sales from the 2022 marketing season raked in a total US$650 million up from US$589 million last year, which was an increase in both value and volumes. Read more »
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